Polyparasitism with Malaria and Intestinal Parasite Infections among Infants and Preschool-Aged Children in Egbedore, Osun State, Nigeria

Table 2

Prevalence of single parasitic infections in the study area.

Parasites	Number infected	Percentage
Plasmodium falciparum	216	61.89
Ascaris lumbricoides	81	23.21
Trichuris trichiura	25	7.16
Entamoeba histolytica	17	4.87
Hookworm	4	1.15
Taenia spp	1	0.29
Giardia lamblia	5	1.43
Total	349	100